{"product_id":"the-mountains-of-my-life-modern-library-exploration","title":"The Mountains of My Life (Modern Library Exploration)","description":"Published for the first time in English  The Mountains of My Life collects the classic writings of world-famous mountaineer Walter Bonatti  and tells the real story of the 1954 controversy over the events on K2 that changed his life.  Bonatti is one of the greatest mountaineers of all time  a man who continually reset the benchmark of human possibility by ascending routes that others dared not even contemplate. He climbed with an audacity and panache that epitomized the purest spirit of alpinism  and inspired an entire generation of climbers. Jon Krakauer calls him one of my heroes. He is not only a mountaineer of astonishing talent and vision  but one of the worlds most engaging writers about mountaineering.  Bonatti has also been dogged by controversy and often been at odds with the climbing community. The Mountains of My Life not only collects the best of Bonattis writing telling of adventures in the Alps  the Himalayas  and little-known South American peaks it also tells Bonattis version of what really happened on the Italian expedition that made the first ascent of K2 in 1954. Bonattis selfless actions helped avert disaster  yet in the expeditions aftermath he found himself cast as a scapegoat. Part detective story  part hair-raising adventure  part meditation on his craft  The Mountains of My Life is as awe-inspiring and controversial as its author  and is beautifully illustrated with Bonattis own photos.","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44848664051765,"sku":"ByrdShop_037575640X","price":210.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/ByrdShop_037575640X_6a7e3da8-3e8b-4e22-a2ec-1857a00eacbb.jpg?v=1770152454","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-mountains-of-my-life-modern-library-exploration","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}